Chemical Wonka@discuss.tchncs.de to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 2 years agoDon't judge me I know that frequently they represent almost the same softwares but is just a matter of principles.discuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1385
arrow-up1385imageDon't judge me I know that frequently they represent almost the same softwares but is just a matter of principles.discuss.tchncs.deChemical Wonka@discuss.tchncs.de to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareusrsbin@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoOpen-source preserves these freedoms. Source-available is the term for software that doesn’t respect user freedoms, but allows to access the source code.
minus-squareTheInsane42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoIndeed, most open source software is available under licenses like GPL, which enforces the preservation of those freedoms.
minus-squarebuckykatlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoOpen Source and source-available mean the same thing, a different thing than Free Software.
Open-source preserves these freedoms. Source-available is the term for software that doesn’t respect user freedoms, but allows to access the source code.
Indeed, most open source software is available under licenses like GPL, which enforces the preservation of those freedoms.
Open Source and source-available mean the same thing, a different thing than Free Software.